Reports Report 1745e (Event 1745-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Allan C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | 1. I heard no sound because I was in my SUV coming to a stop. 2. My angles only describe the tail that I saw because my view was restricted by the top of the windshield. Once I saw the light, I leaned forward to observe the rest. Thus, a longer fragmented tail could have occurred. 3. As soon as I arrived home, I quickly developed an image by compiling a Google Earth driver street view and pasting a modified meteor image found from Google. I re-sized the meteor for thinness and length and placed it as accurately on the image as possible. This gives us the Longitude & Latitude along with Elevation as provided by Google Earth from the standing two dimensional position. 4. Weather - perfect day (uncommon). No clouds at all, no humidity (relatively speaking), the temperature never rose above 77 degrees. The sun was at high noon above my SUV, there were no reflections in my windshield. The only undetermined factor is its distance from my location. Though this is a guess, I can logically guess from the factors mentioned above that it was within a mile but further than 200 yards away. I'm so sure about this that I felt like pulling over at the site I believed it to land. However, it's more likely that its was farther than I predict. The factor I lean on the most is it's clarity and angle - almost a perfect vertical decent. This image I developed has good statistics and I would like to provide it to you if it will help locate it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , TN |
| Latitude | 35° 9' 39.12'' N (35.160867°) |
| Longitude | 89° 43' 39.01'' W (-89.727504°) |
| Elevation | 96.510414m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-08-14 12:55 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-08-14 17:55 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 194.67° |
| First azimuth | 200.5° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 197.97° |
| Last elevation | 14° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Welding Argon White from top to bottom |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | From my position, it started above the horizon at about 30 degrees ending @ about 15-20 degrees. The tail never faded or changed width and stayed the same brightness (within reason) from illumination to its flash. The flash was a brighter white than the tail - a Welding Argon white bright. The flash was about 5-10 times the width of the tail with the tail being a very thin and defined line. The very end of the tail started fragmenting at the time of the flash but the remaining tail vanished as quickly as it appeared. Note: I spent more concentration on remembering its location in the sky and the brightness than the fragmentation. So it's possible that more fragmentation occurred. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |